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True or false - A large number of coalition forces pray to a christian god regularly.

As above.

True or false - Some of the soldiers see themselves fighting against an evil religion(Islam).

As above.

Now, if you wanted ot ask me "some of these soldiers see themselves fighting agaisnt an evil religion based on their beliefs in their religions proclomation as the one true religion and find it their holy duty to fight them" THEN you may have a point.

See, using your method, I just created a holy war in the Middle East.

No, once again like the previous poster, you shown you can't actually answer my questions honestly because you know the conclusion for it so you have to parade forward an idiotic post like this that in no way does what my post does and then act and masquarade as if its similar in hopes that people buy the bull****.

Here Redress, I'll give you the opening.

Show me SPECIFICALLY where the actions in the middle east by our troops are:

1. Justified based largely on religious doctrine or reasons
2. Performed based largely on religious doctrine or reasons
3. Done in such an extreme way due largely due to their belief in a religious doctrine or reasons.

True or false - A large number of Muslims, including many/most prominent Muslims, condemned the 9/11 attack.

Wonderful. That doesn't change the fact that Islam is directly and unquestionably tied to that attack.

True or false - the guy proposing the mosque/community center is not in any way implicated in 9/11.

Wonderful. That doesn't change the fact that Islam is directly and unquestionably tied to that attack.

True or false - Most Muslims are not terrorist.

Wonderful that doesn't change the fact that Islam is directly and unquestionably tied to that attack.

And because Islam is directly and unquestionably tied to that attack in an extremely negative way, for many people the notion of a building going up that close to Ground Zero whose entire purpose is to use and manipulate that location to try promote and push their religion and to chastise people for not being "tolerent" while being completely intolerant and completely unempathetic to peoples emotions that are visiting said place and the, reasonable or not, emotions that certain combinations stir, is simply offensive.

The problem here is that while it is possible to oppose the mosque without being bigoted(which is a stupid claim that those opposed all are), it is still opposing something for nothing greater than a kneejerk emotional reaction aimed at the wrong target.

I disagree. I think its entirely reasonable and understandable to give due respect to emotions in this.
I think doubly so when the notion of WHY the mosque is where it is is HIGHLY dubious to me based on the circumstances and I'm talking nothing about his "extremist" nature or the funding.

Originally Posted by MrWonka

In fact, I would wager to you that within 10 years of today's date that stupid MAGA hat will be registered as a symbol of hate on par with a Swastika.

Re: Protesters rally against, for planned Islamic center in New York

Originally Posted by BDBoop

It is not a talking point. It is not a mosque. It IS an Islamic Cultural Center in question. What’s being proposed is a community center with meeting rooms, a swimming pool, a day care center and auditorium as well as space for religious services

The project was unanimously approved by the New York City board. WHY would they do that?? Seriously, stop and think. WHY would they unanimously approve it if it is what you all are believing it to be?

how many other faiths services will be held there?

Mosque was the term used by Imam Rauf until it became clear to him, and liberals that was a caustic term. Now all of the sudden we are supposed to forget that the thing is a Mosque. Great.

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Re: Protesters rally against, for planned Islamic center in New York

Originally Posted by Redress

Would that be kinda like AL Queda bombing the WTC to protest US middle east policy?

Yes, as I said if the Klan did it based specifically on justifications and reasonings regarding their faith, much like Al queda's protest to US Middle East Policy is based off the notion that they're desecrating the "Land of Islam" and that Allah commands them to fight against such people.

Originally Posted by MrWonka

In fact, I would wager to you that within 10 years of today's date that stupid MAGA hat will be registered as a symbol of hate on par with a Swastika.

Re: Protesters rally against, for planned Islamic center in New York

Originally Posted by BDBoop

It is not a talking point. It is not a mosque. It IS an Islamic Cultural Center in question. Whatís being proposed is a community center with meeting rooms, a swimming pool, a day care center and auditorium as well as space for religious services

Why are you so hesitant to call a space for islamic religious services a mosque? It's a building that will contain a mosque and all these other things you keep wanting to bring up.

Re: Protesters rally against, for planned Islamic center in New York

You missed a lot. As those building the Mosuque are not the highjackers,

Actually apparently you missed a lot. Quote me once where I said the people building the Mosque are the highjackers.

they are novated then Christans would be by the things that either the Klan or McVey were motivated by

****ing hell. did you even read my post or are you just spewing this ignorant **** out on the fly. McVeigh is a ridiculous comparison, and I just said the a christian church would be tactless and wrong if they the Klan did something actually similar to this too.

So, when you use the highjackers use of religion, you are doing just what I presented.

Just because you say its what you presented doesn't make it so. You actually have to demonstrate it, which you've not. You'd know that, if you actually READ my post.

Originally Posted by MrWonka

In fact, I would wager to you that within 10 years of today's date that stupid MAGA hat will be registered as a symbol of hate on par with a Swastika.

Re: Protesters rally against, for planned Islamic center in New York

Zyphlin, the problem is not that every one is not reading what you posted, or not comprehending it. The problem is you are suing a tenuous chain of logic to support your position.

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